Supreme Court to weigh in on immigration battle

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carmion
le 13/12/2011

David G. Savage

Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court will decide in coming months whether Arizona and other states can target illegal immigrants for arrest, setting the stage for an election-year ruling that will vault the justices into the contentious political debate over efforts to crack down on immigration violators. The announcement means that the justices will rule next year on three highly partisan issues, including a challenge to President Obama's signature healthcare law and a voting rights case in Texas. Those rulings could play an election role not seen since a 1992 ruling to limit some abortion rights energized women's rights groups and helped propel Bill Clinton into the White House. Read on...